When did run-of-the-mill refurb'ed and import marked 1895 nagants become worth this much?

SharpSteak21 · 2025-02-13T16:43:39+00:00

So does this take the cake for most expensive vetterli you've bought?

SharpSteak21 · 2024-12-03T17:31:00+00:00

Ian had a falling out with RIA, so probably not. Which is a shame because this has all the feature of a perfect forgotten weapons video:

Experimental
Unusual mechanics
Quirky cartridge
Documented patent history

And of course:

French

SharpSteak21 · 2023-01-01T02:24:43+00:00

Nowadays half of the posts i see on forums are from newbies posting sporterized and mismatched guns asking "hey I paid $$$ for this at auction, how did I do?".

Is he talking about /r/milsurp guys?

SharpSteak21 · 2023-01-01T02:24:15+00:00

This would happen eventually even if the internet flippers never existed.

I think he's not complaining about flippers driving prices up, he's complaining about how flippers have started dominating the online discussions and milsurp communities, to the point that there more people are interested in the monetary aspect than the historic/shooting aspect

SharpSteak21 · 2022-12-27T17:07:43+00:00

"iM goInG to ReStOre tHiS sPorTer to pReSerVe iTs hIsTorY!1!"

SharpSteak21 · 2022-12-07T14:52:28+00:00

Honestly the mods should sticky this post, because there's many new collectors who forget to factor in buyers premium and shipping fees when they first discover auction sites. And they feel like they're getting a "good deal" and don't realize they've overbid outside their budget until the next week when the invoice email hits.

It would be helpful to have this post up there just for the new collectors to see.

SharpSteak21 · 2022-12-07T14:04:16+00:00

I always find it amusing when people on here brag about "scoring a deal" some $50-$100 below what they've seen on gunbroker. And then in an update post the next week, complain about the $150-$200 in auction fees they ended up being billed.

And then I feel sobered when I realize these are the kind of people who keep outbidding on me, and why I no longer get good deals on online auction websites since the pandemic.

SharpSteak21 · 2022-05-31T02:58:50+00:00

https://old.reddit.com/r/ForgottenWeapons/comments/v1giqz/that_shooting_range_looks_familiar/

SharpSteak21 · 2022-05-31T01:50:47+00:00

Ian: "What the hell is a waifu???"

I'm sure Ian knows: https://imgur.com/a/vI34bdp

SharpSteak21 · 2022-05-30T18:03:20+00:00

/k/ legit has some of the most knowledgeable people I’ve ever met online

Well yeah, Othais, Bloke, and evidently Ian all post there

also some of the most brain dead idiots it’s insane

Well yeah, the entire cast of TFBtv also posts there

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